Ticket-punch.



No. 698,820. Patented Apr. 29, I902.

' H. COTTRE'LL.

TICKET PUNCH.

(Applicatiqn filed Feb. 28, 1902.

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HERBERT COTTRELL, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO L. A. SAYRE & (30.,OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, A FIRM.

" TICKET-PUNCH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 698,820, dated. April29, 1902.

Application filed February 28, 1902- Serial No. 96,042. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HERBERT COTTRELL, of.

the city of Newark, county of Essex, State of New Jersey, have inventedcertain new and combining the operations of two punches in the simplemembers of a single punch. To do this, I form the punch-carrying memberof the ordinary shape for hand-pressure, but having a pivot as a fulcrumfor a bifurcated. portion, comprising a punch-lever of small ra diusandapunch-lever of larger radius. I

also form the die-carrying member of like shape for hand-pressure, buthaving a pivothole on the central line between two ticket slots anddies, the upper and shorter one being adapted for perforating the edgeof tickets T punch-carrying member, with its pivoted end and the lowerand longer one for perforating the central portion of tickets; Thesedies correspond with the radius of and articulate with the two punchesof the punch member.

In the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification,Figure 1 is a vertical view, Fig. 2 a plan view, and Fig. 3 a ver-'tical sectional view, showing'my invention, in which similar letters ofreference'refer to like parts.

Referring to the drawings, Fig. 1, a represents the punch-carryingmember. I) represents the die-carrying member. a is an expansible springto open the punch. his a pivot-fulcrum for the punch-levers.

Fig. 2 shows the relative position of the edge-perforating die g and thecentral-perforating die f.

Fig. 3 shows in section the operative parts of my invention, comprisingthe member at, having its pivoted end bifurcated, forming theedge-perforating punch e and the centralperforating punch d.

The operation is as ticket being inserted in the slot below the die g,the hand-pressure may then compress the springo and cause the punch e tocut a perforation in the edge of the, ticket, the location of which maybe observed through the orifice of the die and the opening at 9. Uponreleasing the pressure the spring 0 expands and opensthe punch again. Ina like manner the punch 01 and die f may through the longer slot beoperated to cut central ticketperforations.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Ifatent of theUnited States, is'

- A combination ticket-punch; comprisinga bifurcated; having formed uponone branch thereof a ticket-edge-perforating punch; and upon the otherbranchaticket central-per .foratingpunch; and a die-carrying member,

having two dies and slots, adapted to corre spond with the radius of andto articulate with the two punches of the punch-carrying member,substantially as shown and described, and for the purposes set forth.

Signed this 26th day of February, 1902.

HERBERT COTTRELL.

Witnesses:

H. O. CONDIT, HOWARD H. ECKERT.

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